Medicated tampon.



PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

' E. M, POND.

MEDIGATED TAMPON. AHLIOATION FILED JULY 24, 1903. BEHHWED MAY 36,1905.

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suntan sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND M. POND; OF RUTLAND, VERMONT.

MEDI'CATEP TAMPON- .To all whont it may concern/.-

, Vermont, have invented new and useful Inid Tampons, of whlchprovements in Medicat the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in medicated tampons, and theobj ect is to simplify and improve the existing art by providmg a medicated tampon whereby the medicament will be immediately and directlyapplied and administered to the affected parts, and this I accomplish byforming a cylindrical casing or capsule of soluble innoxious material,having one end closed and the other end open, then compressing andfitting into the ca sule an expansible material to serve as a ho der andabsorbent the medicament during and after its dissolution, and then Iseat in the open end of the capsule a gelatinous medicated plug, leavingits body naked or uncovered to apply the medicine immediately to theafiected-parts.

I have fully and theannexed drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and wherem- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of thetampon' complete. Fig. 2-is a central longitudinal section through thetampon; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the soluble capsule. detail of themedicated plug. Fig. 5'is adetail view of the expansible filling.

' Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a soluble capsulemade of somegelatinous material and consists of a cylindrical body of such lengthand diameter as to suit it for the One end of the capsule is c osed andprovided with a small hole 'or aperture 3, through which the withdrawalcord or string about the filling is passed. The

other end ofth capsule is open, as shown, to afford entrance for theinsertion and arrange: ment of the compressible and expansible fillingto the interior of the capsule, g

2 designates the compressible and expansi:

ble filling, which is composed of absorbent wool, cotton,

or spongelnade into a loose cylindrical formation, of such length andquantity as may be desired and suited to fit within.

the capsule when doubled together upon itself Preliminary to theinsertion of the filling into the capsule a string 4' is looped .orbound around the middle of the bunch and its end Specification orLetters Patent Application filed July 24, 1903. Renewed May 26, 1905.fierial No. 262.461.

to prevent theescape of clearly illustrated my pres ent improvements inFig. 4 is a and hence receive its efi'ectsat once.

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left free to serve as the means for drawing the filling into the capsuleand for withdrawing it from its location when required. This filling, itwill be perceived, afterthe gelatinous cas- 'ing or capsule has beenremoved by dissolution will expandand serve as a pledget or tampon tostop or prevent the esca e of the medicament from the cavityin whic thedevice has been applied. i

5 designates the medicament, consisting of a suitable plug made ofsubstance permeated or 'ermanently satu rated with the medicinalingredients cornpounded from the prescription. This .portion of thedevice is of tapering or conical form of such diameter at its base as tosnugly fit within the open held in position by'frictional contact andits bodyprojecting as may be desired. Adjacent to the base of themedicated soluble plug may be an annular shoulder 6, adapted to rest orset upon the edge of the capsule when the medicated plug is placed inconnection with the capsule.

To assemble the. parts, so as to form the complete device, the string,which grasps the a gelatinous soluble end of the capsule and becompressible material, 1s inserted through the aperture in the bottom ofthe capsule from the inside and the filling drawn within the capsuleuntil in pro or osition, and then the medicated plug is Xe with its baseextending the proper distance or up the shoulder in the open end of thecapsule.

lt will be perceived that this arrangement and construction of thetampon are very sunple and convenient and afford ready and directapplication of themedicine to the diseased parts, because the exudationswill immediately take efi'ect on the medicated plug, When the capsulecontaining the filling material has been dissolved, the filling is freeto expand and prevent the loss of the medicine, while at the-sametime-the remedy will saturate the filling.

The'device is particularly designed-for internal medication of theuterine system or of the rectum, and its medicinal a plication and useare well known to the proiession.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. .Amedicated-tampon consisting of a soluble gelatinouscapsule having anopen inner end,-an expansible absorbent material compressed within thecapsule, and a medicated L l LO to a medicated soluble conical plugsoluble gelatinous plug seated in and extending from the open end of thecapsule.

2. A medicated tampon conslstingof a sol uble gelatinousvoapsule havingan open inner end and the other end perforated to ermit the passage of acord, an expansible a sorbent filling corn ressed Within the capsule, acord oonnecte to the filling and extending out through the aperture inthe ca, sule, and swing its base seated in the o and its body projeotmgtherefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my EDMUND M. POND.

THOS. C. ROBBINS,

. Witnesses: l WAYNE BAI EY.

pen end of the capsule

